Boris Johnson sends unsigned request to Brussels for Brexit delay
PM sends photocopy of request required by Benn act to Donald Tusk with a conflicting view in a second letter
Boris Johnson has sent a letter to European council president Donald Tusk requesting a further Brexit delay beyond 31 October.
Despite the prime minister’s insistence that he would not “negotiate” a further extension of the UK’s membership of the EU, he confirmed on Saturday evening that he had sought such a prolongation.